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No. 16.—Return of the Number of Mining Leases or Licenses and Agricultural Leases in Force on the 31st March, 1888, the Extent of Ground leased or held under License, and Rental per Annum.

No. 17.—Return of Cases in the Wardens' Courts, and Costs awarded, for the Year ending 31st March, 1888.

H. J. H. Eliott, Mines Department, Ist June, 1888. Under-Secretary of Mines. [Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, nil; printing (1,975 copies), £53 4s.]

By Authority: Gbobge Didseuby, Government Printer, Wellington,—lBBB.

Mining Leases. Agricultural Leases. Mining District. No. Gross Acreage.; por E|^ m Mining District. No. Gross Acreage.! pe^nnum. ! Auckland — Hauraki North Hauraki South Te Aroha Marlborough— Wairau and Pelorus Nelson— Gollingwood Inangahua Charleston Ahaura .. Westport.. Lyell Owen's Westland — Hokitika & Kanieri Kumara Greenstone Greymouth Arnold Ross 3tago— Waikaia Cromwell Hindon .. Tuapeka Black's Clyde, Alexandra, and Roxburgh Naseby A r r o w (Waka tipu Goldfield) Queetistown 24 1 8 62 20 7 23 11 6 8 1 1 2 A. B. P. 104 3 21 1,417 2 18 445 3 8 4 2 11 93 2 36 885 3 26 150 1 24 86 1 37 327 3 28 224 2 25 171 2 10 10 0 0 240 0 0 30 0 0 4 0 0 12 0 0 289 0 8 £ s. a. 242 0 0 1,788 0 0 173 0 0 5 0 0 81 0 0 925 0 0 144 0 0 70 0 0 335 0 0 185 10 0 120 0 0 88 0 0 4 10 0 4 0 0 12 0 0 Auckland— Hauraki, Ohinemuri Nelson —• Collingwood Inangaliua Charleston Westport Lyell Ahaura Westland— Greymouth Greenstone Kumara Ross 94 10 12 23 20 16 31 11 1 2 2 572 2 5 527 1 3 542 2 24 1,632 2 39 1,109 2 23 1,923 1 25 902 3 13 89 0 0 69 2 13 22 1 19 A. E. P. 4,476 3 2 £ s. d 321 5 C 57 2 C 53 8 C ' 45 11 £ 170 3 6 114 9 C 195 17 C 90 10 C 11 2 e 8 15 C 2 15 C 1 2 7 5 9 16 10 0 0 34 0 0 103 2 0 69 0 23 147 2 28 649 2 18 5 0 0 34 0 0 61 10 0 35 0 0 93 10 0 169 5 0 Otago— Waikawa Tuapeka Cromwell Black's Clyde, Alexandra, and Roxburgh Mount Ida District Arrow (Wakatipu Goldfield) Queenstown 1 4 28 3 16 100 0 0 556 1 25 3,576 0 0 94 1 18 3,204 2 33 12 10 C 69 15 C 447 0 C 12 2 t 401 5 C 53 34 600 0 15 223 0 2 450 10 0 231 0 0 14 26 2,041 3 18 1,310 2 6 256 0 C 161 15 C 33 314 1 25 318 0 0 31 934 0 27 113 8 3 Totals Totals 345 23,680 1 0 2,544 14 £ 340 6,690 0 3 5,574 15 0

Mining District. Number of Mining Disputes adjudicated OH. Aggregate Ami iunt of Value. Amount of Costs awarded. s!l! ai ag o Claimed. [Recovered. Auckland— North Hauraki South Hauraki .. Te Aroha Kelson— Collingwood Inangahua Lycll .. Westport Charleston Ahaura Murchison Westland — Kumara Greymouth Arnold (Maori Gully) Greenstone Hokitika and Kanieri Waimea and Stafford Jackson's Bay Ross j 2 47 14 £ s. d. 175 0 0 90 0 0 £ s. d. 175 0 0 60 0 0 £ s. a. 3 3 0 30 15 6 5 4 0 8 9 2 4 9 4 1 108 10 0 33 9 6 126 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 76 10 0 10 0 0 8*11 9 0 10 15 3 6 15 11 0 7 19 0 4 18 0 28 13 0 17 13 0 5 7 1 8 12 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 4 13 0 19 1 0 4 11 0 18 13 0 140 0 0 50 1 0 10 59 0 0 0 10 16 4 3 1 5 30 0 0 25 0 0 1 1G 0 1 11 0 Otago— Tapanui Hindon Tuapeka Cromwell Alexandra Roxburgh Black's Clyde .. Waikaia Orepuki and Longwood Arrow (Wakatipu Goldfleld) Queenstown Naseby .. Maerewkenua 1 1 9 12 6 7 9 10 16 24 9 28 2a 2 50 0 0 195 0 0 137 0 0 40 0 0 1 10 0 37 10 0 82 5 8 5 0 0 61 0 0 10 0 0 1 10 0 10 10 0 78 10 8 8 7 0 0 6 0 18 12 0 15 19 0 13 3 6 22 17 0 37 G 0 9 11 0 28 2 0 8 19 0 3 0 0 30 0 0 51 12 0 17 11 0 706 16 10 170 18 0 263 15 0 703 1 10 11 12 0 30 0 0 Totals 292 2,508 15 0 1,305 0 3 460 14 9